Arijit Singh Quits Playback For Toxic Studio Culture? Armaan Malik Says, 'As Another Singer I...'

Arijit Singh, the legend behind creating soulful music, broke his fans’ hearts when he announced his retirement from playback singing. For the unversed, in January 2026, Arijit announced his retirement from playback and shared that he would not take up any new assignments. Ever since, Arijit made this sudden announcement, fans have been wondering what went wrong. People online started speculating that Arijit took this step due to toxic studio culture. Now, Armaan Malik opened up about the following.

Armaan Malik shares that Arijit Singh's retirement from playback was a personal choice

Ever since, Arijit announced his retirement from playback, speculations were rife that he took such a drastic decision due to toxic studio culture. In a recent interview with Zoom, singer, Armaan Malik set the record straight. Dismissing the claim about toxic studio culture, Armaan shared that Arijit’s decision was a personal choice. Armaan shared that he and Arijit met multiple times at his brother, Amaal’s recording studio, so he was quite sure that the Tum Hi Ho singer took retirement from playback not because of toxic studio culture. He was quoted as saying:

"I think as another singer in the industry, I can't comment on why Ariji took that step because I also know him as a brother. We've met multiple times at Amaal's recording studio because he's recorded a bunch of songs for my brother as well. And I've been part of those recording sessions. So I would definitely say it's not because of any toxic studio culture. I don't think I've ever had a toxic studio experience in my careet at least. But obviously I cannot say why he may have taken a decision like he did, because that's his personal choice."

Armaan Malik opens up about Arijit Singh's tremendous contribution to the industry

In the same interview, Armaan Malik opened up about Arijit’s tremendous contribution to the industry. Armaan shared that it is not fair for people to speculate why he made the decision to retire from playback. He added that he doesn’t think something toxic prompted him to announce retirement. He was quoted as saying:

"He's given a lot to this industry. I don't think it's fair for us to speculate as to why he may have taken that step. I think he has given us some of the best songs in the last decade. Even if he feels he has called it quits on playback singing, I think he's left on a beautiful high. I see it in a very positive light. I don't think that anything toxic could have happened that could have prompted him to do that."

Arijit Singh announces retirement from playback singing at the age of 38

On January 27, 2026, Arijit announced his retirement from playback singing. The announcement came as a shock to his fans. He wished Happy New Year to his fans and thanked them for showering so much love over the years. He mentioned that we would not take up any more assignments as a playback vocalist. He called his journey in the industry 'wonderful'. He wrote:

"Hello, Happy New Year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey."

More about Arijit Singh

Despite his immense success and fame, Arijit prefers to keep his personal life private. He is married to his childhood friend, Koel Roy. The duo tied the knot in January 2014, in Tarapith Temple in West Bengal. The couple has two sons, Ali and Jul.

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